UChicago News

College students use undergrad NSF grant to study migration in France

Dianna Douglas, UChicago News — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:55 -0500

The National Science Foundation has awarded two University of Chicago undergraduate students with summer research grants in France, where they are studying different aspects of France’s large and varied immigrant communities. Their work in anthropology and public policy will help the United States government understand its role in a world where hundreds of millions of people move away from their homeland.

“There are very few people in the United States researching the...

Sugarman Awards go to three physics graduate students

Laurie Davis, UChicago News — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:33 -0500

Three graduate students in physics have received the 21st annual Nathan Sugarman Awards for Student Research.

Christopher John Meyer received the award “For his work on the measurement of the dijet cross section using the ATLAS detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.” Meyer’s graduate research adviser is Mark Oreglia, professor in physics.

Anton Kapliy received the award “For his work on developing an advanced electronics system for the trigger...

Chicago Harris students vote for Sallee and Worthington to receive teaching awards

Scott Kenemore, UChicago News — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:20 -0500

Faculty members Jim Sallee and Paula Worthington have won the 2012 Harris School teaching awards. Sallee was named Best Teacher in a Core Course, and Worthington was named Best Teacher in a Non-Core Course. Each year, students select two professors to honor and recognize for their excellence and achievement in the classroom.

“I’d like to emphasize how important these awards are to the School,” said Colm O’Muircheartaigh, dean of the Harris School, at a...

College holds reception for Quantrell and Booth award recipients

Jeremy Manier, UChicago News — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:49 -0500

The College held a reception on Thursday, May 24 for the nine recipients of the 2012 Quantrell Awards and Booth Prizes, recognizing excellence in teaching by full-time faculty members and by graduate students.

The annual College Teaching Awards reception included congratulatory remarks by John W. Boyer, dean of the College and the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor in History. Boyer noted that from the University’s earliest roots, excellence in teaching was...

Third-year Niklas Thompson earns Goldwater Scholarship

Michael Drapa, UChicago News — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:23 -0500

Niklas Thompson, a third-year chemistry and mathematics major, has been selected as a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. In addition, Samuel Greene, a second-year chemistry major, received an honorable mention.

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Three graduate students earn Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes

Steve Koppes, UChicago News — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:44 -0500

The winners of 2012 Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes are Mijo Simunovic, chemistry; Markus Kliegl, math; and Judith Kamm, chemistry.

The prizes are offered annually and jointly by the Physical Sciences Collegiate Division and the graduate Division of Physical Sciences, to graduate students in recognition of exceptional teaching in undergraduate physical sciences classes. The award includes $750 and a certificate.

“This year the Physical Sciences Collegiate...

Fourth-year basketball players Johnson, Simpson named academic all-Americans

Dave Hilbert, UChicago News — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:34 -0500

University of Chicago fourth-years Matt Johnson and Taylor Simpson have been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America NCAA Division III basketball teams.

The College Sports Information Directors of America...

Fourth-year Leah Rand named Marshall Scholar

Susie Allen, UChicago News — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:18 -0500

Fourth-year Leah Rand has received a prestigious Marshall Scholarship, which will allow her to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Rand, 22, of Chevy Chase, Md., is majoring in HIPS (History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine) and minoring in art history at the University of Chicago.

Rand hopes to...

Sugarman Awards go to two graduate students in physics

Steve Koppes, UChicago News — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:53 -0500

Two graduate students in physics have received the 20th annual Nathan Sugarman Awards for Student Research.

Samuel Gralla received the award “for his contributions to our understanding of the motion of small bodies and black holes in general relativity, taking into account the forces that these bodies exert upon themselves.”

Imai Jen-La Plante received the award “for the first measurement at the Large Hadron Collider of the production of W-bosons in...

Two UChicago students named 2011 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Sara Olkon, UChicago News — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:22 -0500

College fourth–years Greg Nance and Ann Robbins are among the 30 United States students named 2011 Gates Cambridge scholars.

“This has been an extraordinary year for University of Chicago students seeking to study in the U.K.,” said Amanda Norton, Lead Adviser for Scholarships and Fellowships. “Annie and Greg are both tremendously energetic students who not only do very...